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Tributes have been paid to a ‘hugely popular’ and ‘well respected’ British Army bomb disposal expert shot dead in Afghanistan.

Cpl Kirkpatrick

Corporal Jamie Kirkpatrick, 32, from Llanelli, south Wales, died in a firefight with insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province on Sunday.

A statement from his family said: ‘Jamie was a larger than life individual who was loved, loyal and loud. A wonderful son. He was a proud soldier, friend, brother, husband and daddy. The family are devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with the fact they will never see him again.’